Two Lakeshore homes located a block apart from each other were burglarized early Tuesday while the residents were home sleeping, according to New Orleans Police Department reports. In one case, the burglar grabbed items even after the house alarm went off.

The first burglary was reported 3:38 a.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of Crystal Street.

According to an incident report, the victim heard a "loud boom" come from the first floor. The victim and his wife went downstairs and found their backdoor pried open but originally found nothing missing from the house, the report said. After police arrived, the homeowners told police they were not needed since nothing appeared to be missing, the report said.

A short time after the homeowners dismissed the officers, the victims called police back to the home when they noticed items, including a bank bag filled with checks and a wallet filled with cash and credit cards, were missing from the kitchen, according to the report.

No description of the perpetrator was available.

The next burglary happened at 4:24 a.m. in the 800 block of Amethyst Street.

The homeowner went downstairs after he heard his alarm sound and saw a man, who wore a plaid shirt or jacket, dash past a dining room window before making a turn toward the lakefront from Amethyst Street, according to the police report. No other description of the suspect was available.

The victim discovered his wallet, a set of keys to a beach home and a cell phone missing. His wife's purse and its contents also were gone, the report said.

The burglar appeared to have made a clean entry into the home. The report said he "meticulously removed" a pane of glass from a six-pane kitchen window, opened the window and climbed inside. The homeowners told police all the windows were locked when they went to bed the night before, the report said.

Third District Police Commander Henry Dean, whose territory includes Lakeshore, said police have no suspects as of yet, and attempts to retrieve fingerprints from the scenes were unsuccesful.

"It's apparent that burglars are wearing some sort of covering" on their hands, he said. Dean also said investigators are attempting to determine if the break-ins are related.